MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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